Re: AKICIF: Latin (Well, Roman) Question

Thorough, but not really helpful in answering why Cassius Dio is treated differently from pretty much everyone else.
On 12/8/24 11:52 PM, Ben Yalow wrote:

In <vikgqf$3cpv9$1@dont-email.me> "Evelyn C. Leeper" <evelynchimelisleeper@gmail.com> writes:
 

Gaius Julius Caesar is never called "Caesar Julius", or "Julius Gaius",
and Marcus Aurelius is never "Aurelius Marcus", so why is Cassius Dio
also known as Dio Cassius?

 ACOUP just had an article on Roman naming conventions a week ago.
 https://acoup.blog/2024/11/22/fireside-friday-november-22-2024-roman-naming-conventions/
 Ben
 

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